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Wednesday, Nov. 6
What: Lunch-N-Learn
When: 12 to 1 p.m.
Where: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, Room 202
About: Information session on how to stay healthy during the holiday season
Thursday, Nov. 7
What: How to Get the Job of Your Dreams
When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: Burge Union, Gridiron Room
About: Personal branding for job search workshop with Dr. Dennis Rosen
What: Is There an American Dream for you?
When: 12 to 2 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Big 12 Room
About: Panel discussion on how institutional failure perpetuates poverty
What: An Evening with Naismith
When: 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Edwards Campus, BEST Building
About: Artifacts from University Archives related to the life and legacy of Dr. James Naismith
Friday, Nov. 8
What: Research and Graduate Program Open House
When: 12 to 5 p.m.
Where: Eaton Hall
About: School of Engineering open house for graduate students interested in application, touring and funding
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When: 3 to 4:30 p.m.
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Twitter employee 'No.19' to speak on campus today
CALEB SISK
csisk@kansan.com
Students will have the opportunity to speak with a major force in the business world today, as Christian Fisher, former Twitter employee, is guest lecturing at the University.
Fisher is most known for being employee No. 19 at Twitter. Fisher has since moved on and worked with companies like Yelp and AdKnowledge - and even landed himself on the Forbes "30 under 30" list, a compilation of the most prominent young innovators and entrepreneurs in the business world today.
Fisher will speak to how he gained so much success in his career so early on while discussing
his most recent venture as a CEO. Fisher recently started Briefcase, a company that plans to revolutionize the job application process.
Emma Tolle, vice president of membership for the KU Entrepreneurship Club, praised Fishers experience and discussed how invaluable the opportunity to speak with him is.
This lecture will help to kick-off a month filled with exciting events for the KU Entrepreneurship Club. A "Start-up Crawl" and an entrepreneurial contest are on the
"Christian has been involved in so many projects that have revolutionized our daily lives," Tolle said. "It is extremely important for any students with interest in IT or startup work to attend and learn as much as possible from him."
students interested in learning more about the club and its activities should visit kueclub.com or email Emma at entrepreneurs-clubku@gmail.com.
agenda later this month.
"We hope to boost attendance and involvement from underclassmen with these events and Christian is a large part of those efforts," Tolle said, "He is a brilliant individual and would be a great role model for any underclassmen that are unsure of what it is they want to do."
Edited by Chas Strobel
The KU Entrepreneurship Club will be hosting Fisher's lecture today in Summerfield Hall, room 502. at 5:30 p.m.
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GM President to speak at the University today
Mark Reus, president of General Motors North America, is giving a lecture about product development in the engineering field today at the University.
This is an opportunity for University students to gain insight into how some of the largest product campaigns get their start and to speak to a high-level executive on a personal level.
"We are really proud to have Mark Reuss speak with students. The experience that he brings to this presentation will help students understand what they can achieve and how they should approach their future careers," said Jill Hummels, public relations director at the KU School of Engineering.
Though this lecture is being held in the school of engineering, it is open to all majors and attendance is encouraged regardless of field of study.
"Students from different disciplines will gain valuable insight from this;
it goes far beyond just engineering personnel," Hummels said.
neuss' presentation will mostly concern leadership and career advice. This makes the lecture applicable to students of every major, as the skills needed to develop products and succeed in the business world are universal.
"It's not just engineers that can benefit from learning about product development. There are any number of fields involved in the process of developing a product," Hummels said.
Hummels hopes that a wide variety of students will attend this lecture and benefit from the professional knowledge and experience that Reuss will share.
Reuss' presentation is today at 3:30 in Engineering Classroom 2, Eaton Hall.
— Caleb Sisk
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Kobach, attorney dispute voter laws
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TOPEKA — Secretary of State Kris Kobach and an attorney challenging a Kansas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls are locked in a dispute over which court should hear the lawsuit.
Kobach said Tuesday that he sought to have the case moved from state court to federal court because Wichita attorney Jim Lawing has raised federal election law issues on behalf of two retired northeast Kansas residents. In a court filing, Kobach's lawyer noted that the lawsuit cites a U.S. Supreme Court decision in an Arizona case this year.
"Most voting cases do end up in federal court," said Kobach, a conservative Republican who pushed for passage of the photo ID law in 2011.
Kobach moved last week to have the case removed from Shawnee County District Court to federal court and it has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil, though no hearings have been set. Lawing, who ran for Congress as a Democrat in 1998, declined to comment Tuesday about the lawsuit being moved to federal court, but a few hours later he filed a request to have the case returned to state court.
In an accompanying memo, Lawing said he cited the U.S. Supreme Court decision only because it notes a longstanding legal principle in Kansas and other states that voters are presumed to be U.S. citizens. The memo said Kobach wasn't entitled to "misconstrue" the
Lawing represents Arthur Spry and Charles Hammer of Overbrook. Their votes in the November 2012 general election weren't counted because neither had a government-issued ID card with a photograph.
contents of the lawsuit to "escape the forum closest to Kansas law." Kobach and other supporters of the voter ID law contend that it will block election fraud. Critics have denounced the requirement as an attempt to suppress voter turnout among poor, minority and elderly voters.
Hamner and Spry live in a retirement home and neither has a driver's license or a computer. According to the lawsuit, neither has access to the birth records necessary to secure a photo ID. Lawwfiled the litigation in June, then amended it in October, adding the reference to the U.S. Supreme Court decision.
State law requires voters to have a photo ID when voting in person and a driver's license number when voting by mail. Kansas also requires proof of citizenship for those registering to vote for the first time.
Without proof of identity and money to pay for such a document a person can apply for a free State Voter Identification Document. A person born in Kansas must apply to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics for a certified copy of a birth certificate and obtain from the agency a "no certificate letter." Kobach's office then must be giver a copy of this letter.
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